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Cortar
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El término científico para cortar o romper. Normalmente se refiere a la división de una molécula polimérica larga como ADN, ARN o proteína. Por ejemplo, una nucleasa como Cas9 puede dirigirse para escindir el ADN en una ubicación específica.
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